snort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a disrespectful laugh
    snicker; snigger.
  2. noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
    razz; boo; razzing; Bronx cheer; hoot; hiss; raspberry; bird.
  3. verb indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
    • she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom
  4. verb make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
    • The critic snorted contemptuously
  5. verb inhale recreational drugs
    huff.
    • The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day
    • the kids were huffing glue
  6. verb inhale through the nose
    take a hit.

WordNet

Snort intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See Snore.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Snorted; present participle & verbal noun Snorting
Definitions
  1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play. Fairfax.
  2. To snore. R. "The snorting citizens." Shak.
  3. To laugh out loudly. Colloq. Halliwell.
Snort noun
Definitions
  1. The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.
Snort transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. Keats.

Webster 1913